Competition in My Own World
？佚名 / Anonymous
Once my mother told me a story. In Africa， when an antelope wakes up every morning， the first thing it thinks about is， “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion， or I will be killed.” At the same time， a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is， “I must be able to catch the slowest antelope， or I will starve to death.” So， almost at the same time， the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.
This is life： full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion， you must go ahead when the sun rises. For students， it is just the same. If we do not study hard， sooner or later， we will fall behind the other students. At first， I did not know what the word “exam” meant. Later， I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions， there are always winners and losers. As I grew up， I got to know competition well. In one’s life， there must be competitions， so people can improve.
Each time I saw children playing games， and heard their laughter， I wished I were that age again. However， I remembered my parents’words： “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.” So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day， I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage， I saw other students looking at me kindly. I suddenly knew what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact， competition is the opposite： it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this fact. Now I understand more about the world. Competition is important for us all.
媽媽曾經給我講過這樣一個故事。在非洲，一隻羚羊每天早上醒來想到的第一件事是：“我必須跑得比最快的獅子還要快，否則就會被吃掉。”與此同時，一隻獅子從夢中醒來，想到的第一件事是：“我必須抓住跑得最慢的羚羊，否則就會餓死。”所以，羚羊和獅子幾乎同時起床，並開始向著太陽升起的地方奔跑。